Won Horizon League Player of the Year for his efforts in the 2013-14 Season...Voted an Associated Press Honorable All-American in 2013-14...Selected to the All-Horizon League First Team in 2012-13 and 2013-14...Named Horizon League Player of the Week a league record 10 times, including a record six times during 2013-14...Named to the USBWA All-Region Team in 2013-14...Voted to the NABC All-District 12 First Team in 2013-14 and Second Team in 2012-13...Named to Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team in 2012-13...Scored 539 points in 2012-13, the most points scored by a Phoenix sophomore in program history...In 2012-13, broke program records for free throws made in a season (159) and game (17)...Named to Horizon League All-Newcomer Team as a freshman in 2011-12...335 points scored as a freshman were the third most by a Phoenix freshman in the Division I era and the most since Tony Bennett scored 516 in 1988-89.

2013-14 Season

Averaged 20.3 points, 4.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 34.3 minutes per game while playing all 30 games in 2013-14... Reached 20 points 14 times in 2013-14, fourth-most in program’s Division I history... Scored 23 of his career-high 34 points after halftime in win at Milwaukee (1/12)... Reached 20 points for Green Bay Division I record sixth-straight game against Virginia (12/7),finishing with 21 points and 10 assists... Made 10-of-17 shots and scored 26 points against Harvard (11/29)... Totaled 32 points against No. 20/19 Wisconsin (11/16).

2012-13 Season

Selected to the All-Horizon League First Team in 2012-13...Named to Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team in 2012-13...Averaged 15.9 points, 4.3 assists and 34.6 minutes per game while starting all 34 games in 2012-13...Tied career-high 31 points in the Horizon League Championship semifinal against Valparaiso (3/9)...Reached double figures in 31 of 34 games as a sophomore, including eight 20-point games...Scored 19 of his game-high 23 points after halftime in win over Cleveland State (2/15)...Scored 18 points and tied a career high with three three-pointers at UIC (1/31)...Scored 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting at Detroit (1/5)...Named Horizon League Player of the Week on 12/24 after posting 17 points and eight assists against South Dakota...Scored 20 points and added five assists and zero turnovers in upset win over Marquette (12/19)...Led all scorers with 22 points against Southern Illinois (12/15), sinking 11-of-13 free throws...Tallied a game-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting against North Dakota State (11/24)...Scored 31 points in season opener against Chicago State (11/10), earning Horizon Leaue Player of the Week honors (11/10)...Outburst against CSU was first 30-point game for the program under Brian Wardle...Made 17-of-19 free throws, setting a new school record for free throws made in a game.

2011-12 Season

Averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 3.4 assists during rookie campaign...Tallied 335 points and 101 assists on the season, the most points by a freshman since 1988-89 and the most assists by a freshman since 1992-93...The eighth leading scorer (13.8) in Horizon League play, scoring in double figures in 13 of the last 14 last league games and 14 of 18 games...Among league leaders in points (14th), assists (6th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5)...Led all Horizon League freshmen in points (13.8), assists (4.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0), ranking eighth, third and tied for first in the three categories overall...Played the season as the nation's second-youngest player, including making 12 starts as a 17-year old...Tallied a season-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting at UIC (2/25) while adding six assists. Performance earned him co-Horizon League Player of the Week honors on Feb. 27...Posted first career double-double with 17 points and 10 assists against Youngstown State (2/14)...Scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and dished out six assists against Milwaukee (2/4)...Played in three uniforms in gutsy effort against Butler (1/28), scoring 14 points and totaling seven assists...Tallied 11 points and tied a career-high with seven assists against Valpo (1/26)...Scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game with 15 points at Cleveland State (1/20)...Had 16 points and the game-winning free throws with three seconds left against Wright State (1/12).Posted the best game of his young career at Milwaukee, scoring 20 points (1/7)...Had 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and dished out a career-high seven assists at Valpo (12/31)...Became the first true freshman to start at point guard since Rahmon Fletcher in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER

Named to Chicago Sun Times All-Public League Second Team as a senior at Marshall High School...Scored 14 points and had four assists in Chigo United Hoops All-Star Classic...Led his team to 28 wins and a third-place finish in Class 3A Tournament in 2009-10...Averaged 18 points in the Illinois State Tournament...Played in the IBCA All-Star game along with Phoenix teammate Greg Mays...McDonald's All-American nominee

PERSONAL

Full name is Keifer Jerail Sykes...Is the son of James and Lisa Sykes...Is majoring in communications